Chuck (tv program)

ABC is getting into the pickup corral, so far announcing orders for five new dramas -- including one from its buzz-maker, Shonda Rhimes -- and four new comedies.

Perhaps the most unsurprising order is for the sexy suspense legal thriller from "Grey's Anatomy"-"Scandal" powerhouse duo Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. "How to Get Away with Murder" stars Viola Davis as a "brilliant, charismatic and seductive" law professor who gets entangled with four students from her class. Start thinking of the hashtags.

And tagging along off a just-announced renewal for "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is "Marvel's Agent Carter. The series stars...

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ABC is getting into the pickup corral, so far announcing orders for five new dramas -- including one from its buzz-maker, Shonda Rhimes -- and four new comedies.
Perhaps the most unsurprising order is for the sexy suspense legal thriller from "Grey's...

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